From the excerpt you posted it looks like the writer's primary purpose is to persuade the audience to share his point of view.
This can be seen in phrases like "it seems to me that the decision is easy", where he implies that he has enough knowledge to see something that the Township officials are not seeing.
Answer:
The excerpt claims that Johnson's work is significant because he:
B. searched literature and found more words.
Explanation:
<u>According to the excerpt, dictionaries were quite limited. To write one that was as complete as possible, Johnson had a lot of work. First, he began by reading books. By searching literature, he was able to add more words to the ones dictionaries had already provided him with. Then, he moved on to the difficult but certainly rewarding task of gleaning words from "living speech," which can be quite a chaotic job.</u> He did not change the format of dictionaries, he did not apply rules to make language less chaotic, nor did he select only the most difficult words to define. Therefore, the correct option is letter B.
The universal theme that is not applicable in the novel is it's essential to choose fantasy over reality
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Answer: C
Explanation
The novel is a story that illustrates on poverty that the writer went through while she was growing.
The book, therefore, focuses on the author, her parents as well as siblings on the poverty life experience.
Her father was a drunkard, and it was her mother who had to work hard and bring food for them.
Ultimately the themes mentioned are through except the one chosen as the answer.
When reading the novel, Fancies abandoned all her fantasy and worked hard to ensure her family had food and shelter.
Answer: C. Kafkas father was disapproving.
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